rock oil

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rok oil]
- /rɒk ɔɪl/
- /rɒk ɔɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rok oil]
- /rɒk ɔɪl/

Definitions of rock oil words

noun rock oil petroleum. 1
noun rock oil petroleum 0

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Origin of rock oil

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

1660-70; translation of Medieval Latin petroleum

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Parts of speech for Rock oil

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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rock oil popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rock oil usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rock oil

noun rock oil

coal oil — petroleum or a refined product from petroleum, esp kerosene
crude oil — Crude oil is oil in its natural state before it has been processed or refined.
crude — A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.

All 3 Synonyms of rock oil